sequestrate

[ si-kwes-treyt ]

/ sɪˈkwɛs treɪt /

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verb (used with object), se·ques·trat·ed, se·ques·trat·ing.

Law.

to sequester (property).
to confiscate.

to separate; seclude.

Origin of sequestrate

1505–15; <Latin sequestrātus (past participle of sequestrāre), equivalent to sequestr- (see sequester) + -ātus-ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM sequestrate

se·ques·tra·tor

[see-kwes-trey-ter, si-kwes-trey-], /ˈsi kwɛsˌtreɪ tər, sɪˈkwɛs treɪ-/, noun

Words nearby sequestrate

sequentially compact set, sequential scanning, sequester, sequestral, sequestrant, sequestrate, sequestration, sequestrectomy, sequestrum, sequin, sequoia

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Example sentences from the Web for sequestrate

But if he escape conviction, you must sequestrate the living because of the debts.
The Last Chronicle of Barset|Anthony Trollope
Revolutionary committees every where sequestrate in the gross, in order to plunder in detail.
A Residence in France During the Years 1792, 1793, 1794 and 1795, Complete|An English Lady
Not sequestrate the income of a man who has been proved to be a thief!
The Last Chronicle of Barset|Anthony Trollope
Any scheme to sequestrate, to hide it under a bushel, or to put it under lock and key, is a shallow device.
Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O|Various

Grimes had hinted to his friend how easy it would be to sequestrate this money without Morrell knowing it.
The Girl from Sunset Ranch|Amy Bell Marlowe

British Dictionary definitions for sequestrate

sequestrate

/ (sɪˈkwɛstreɪt) /

verb (tr)

law a variant of sequester (def. 3)

mainly Scots law

to place (the property of a bankrupt) in the hands of a trustee for the benefit of his creditors
to render (a person) bankrupt

archaic to seclude or separate

Derived forms of sequestrate

sequestrator (ˈsiːkwɛsˌtreɪtə, sɪˈkwɛsˌtreɪtə), noun

Word Origin for sequestrate

C16: from Late Latin sequestrāre to sequester

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单词	sequestrate
释义	sequestrate [ si-kwes-treyt ] / sɪˈkwɛs treɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sequestrate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), se·ques·trat·ed, se·ques·trat·ing. Law. to sequester (property). to confiscate. to separate; seclude. Origin of sequestrate 1505–15; <Latin sequestrātus (past participle of sequestrāre), equivalent to sequestr- (see sequester) + -ātus-ate¹ OTHER WORDS FROM sequestrate se·ques·tra·tor [see-kwes-trey-ter, si-kwes-trey-], /ˈsi kwɛsˌtreɪ tər, sɪˈkwɛs treɪ-/, noun Words nearby sequestrate sequentially compact set, sequential scanning, sequester, sequestral, sequestrant, sequestrate, sequestration, sequestrectomy, sequestrum, sequin, sequoia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sequestrate But if he escape conviction, you must sequestrate the living because of the debts. The Last Chronicle of Barset\|Anthony Trollope Revolutionary committees every where sequestrate in the gross, in order to plunder in detail. A Residence in France During the Years 1792, 1793, 1794 and 1795, Complete\|An English Lady Not sequestrate the income of a man who has been proved to be a thief! The Last Chronicle of Barset\|Anthony Trollope Any scheme to sequestrate, to hide it under a bushel, or to put it under lock and key, is a shallow device. Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O\|Various Grimes had hinted to his friend how easy it would be to sequestrate this money without Morrell knowing it. The Girl from Sunset Ranch\|Amy Bell Marlowe British Dictionary definitions for sequestrate sequestrate / (sɪˈkwɛstreɪt) / verb (tr) law a variant of sequester (def. 3) mainly Scots law to place (the property of a bankrupt) in the hands of a trustee for the benefit of his creditors to render (a person) bankrupt archaic to seclude or separate Derived forms of sequestrate sequestrator (ˈsiːkwɛsˌtreɪtə, sɪˈkwɛsˌtreɪtə), noun Word Origin for sequestrate C16: from Late Latin sequestrāre to sequester Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sequestrate embargo, retire, closet, separate, conceal, screen, ostracize, cover, immure, boycott, segregate, blockade, sequester, enclose, withdraw, cloister, confine, quarantine, evict, shut off
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sequestrate

verb (used with object), se·ques·trat·ed, se·ques·trat·ing.

Origin of sequestrate

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verb (tr)

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